Noun: aluminum u'loo-mu-num
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: aluminium)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: aluminium)
- A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
"Aluminum foil is commonly used in cooking";
- aluminium [Brit, Cdn], Al, atomic number 13
Derived forms: aluminums
Type of: metal, metallic element
Part of: aluminium foil [Brit], aluminum foil [N. Amer], bauxite, Duralumin
Encyclopedia: Aluminum, Brick and Glass Workers Union